Etymologies

hetero- + -zygous (Wiktionary)

Examples

(Most statins are approved for use in children with an inherited cholesterol disorder called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, which causes very high levels of LDL in the blood — along the lines of over 500 mg/dL, leading to artery damage and possibly heart attacks at a relatively young age.)

Most statins are approved for use in children with an inherited cholesterol disorder called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, which causes very high levels of LDL in the blood—along the lines of over 500 mg/dL, leading to artery damage and possibly heart attacks at a relatively young age.

Statins are approved by the FDA for use only in kids who have an inherited cholesterol condition (heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia) that causes very high levels of LDL in the blood — along the lines of over 500 mg/dL — leading to artery damage and possibly heart attacks at a relatively young age.

Statins are approved by the FDA for use only in kids who have an inherited cholesterol condition heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia that causes very high levels of LDL in the blood—along the lines of over 500 mg/dL—leading to artery damage and possibly heart attacks at a relatively young age.